…each choreographer speaks a distinct language. We often call this “movement language,” but it extends beyond steps to every choice a work contains: dancers, music, costumes, composition, props, design. Together, these elements form a syntax, a way of speaking.
And while in life I have only one mother, in dance I have had many mothers and fathers. These are the artists whose work shaped my understanding of what the stage is and what a performative act can hold. The ones who influenced how I “speak” today were those who allowed me to walk through their creative worlds, absorbing fragments of vocabulary along the way.Read more
Each costume piece removed reveals not only Sirkis’ body but a transformation. A new character. A reference. A provocation. A version of how a body might be read.
She is not undressing.
She is multiplying.Read more
The casual, come-as-you-are approach may pry open elitist doors for audiences who would otherwise find the ballet too stuffy, but I wonder about the cost. When you can buy popcorn or cotton candy at intermission, does everything become one big circus? Have we excused ourselves from dressing up and behaving politely because it is easier not to? Just because it is hard for children to sit quietly through a show, does that mean they should not be required to? And when we let ourselves off these hooks, do we miss out on the magic of the experience or ruin it for others?Read more
a dance piece ההופעה של אורי לא התחילה עם המנטרה הרגילה כיאה לתקופה: “במקרה של אזעקה, נלך למרחב מוגן”. ידעתי שצפויות להיות שתי הופעות, וקיוויתי שנתחיל מההופעה של אורי. אורי לוקחת נשימה עמוקה, ומתחילה להרים ידיים ופורסת אותן לצדדים, ואז מבצעת פיתול עם הגוף. דרך תנועות גופה אורי מזמינה לבמה את האימהות הקדומות של המחולRead more
For a self proclaimed selfish bastard, Hamilton is one of the most gracious and generous people I have ever seen on stage.Read more
We won’t ever know the real effect of walking in and out of this war but in the film Puppet Party, Galina uses his many talents to convey the fractured pieces of himself unraveling and being unraveled. Read more
If nothing else, Fusion proved that Gorfung’s prognosis is the last in a long list of things that make him special.Read more
Ori Lenkinski’s ‘A Dance Piece’ is nothing short of masterful. Revealing and revelatory in its’ autobiographical authenticity, vulnerability, and candidness, Ori charms and enthralls the intimate audience in the Menashe Dance House studio (the original sanctuary she began the journey of creating the piece) from the moment she walks in and begins an interaction reminiscent of the dynamic between friends.Read more
As children, we are often terrified to share our dreams with our parents for fear that they will try to shut them down.
As parents, we are terrified that our children will never find a dream they feel strongly enough about to pursue.Read more
Maybe a dance piece is also a dance peace, as in – a way to make peace with Ori’s almost life-long relationship with dance. Peace and love. And here we come full circle, as dance is love through time and space.Read more